Dream of Yusuf العربية

Sail in a dream: meaning in Ibn Sirin, al-Nabulsi and Ibn Shahin

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Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

As for the sail, it is good, because of people's saying: "Our praise of so-and-so is like the sail at sea." And it has several aspects.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 127

Khalid al-Isfahani said: Whoever sees sails spread out at sea, that is fine praise.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 127

And if he sees that he has set sail in a ship, then he will desist from sins.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 127

And perhaps the vision of the sail indicates something he intended, whether it be a human being, an animal, an inanimate thing, or a plant; so let the dreamer take that into consideration and understand what he intended while awake.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 127

Kinds and conditions of Sail

sail (awning/canopy)

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In a dream it is sovereignty.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 200

So whoever sees that a sail (awning) has been pitched for him, then he will attain sovereignty, might, elevation, and honor.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 200

sail ropes

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

As for the sail ropes, they are means and causes, and the explanation of ropes will come in its own chapter.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 127

sail yard

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

As for the yard upon which the sail is set, it is interpreted as one who assists in affairs, who prevents harm, who is a means for the welfare of people; and there is no good in anything befalling it that damages it.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 127

sail/awning

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

(As for the sail/awning) Whoever sees that an awning has been pitched for him, then he will attain might and honour.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 679–682

seller of ship sails

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

He is the one who sells the sails of ships. Seeing him in a dream indicates travels, and the preparing of affairs in seeking sustenance or marriage.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 280

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